What does "plentiful" mean?
Plentiful: Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful. If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year. Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [Obs.] He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from Bacon. -- Plen"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Plen"ti*ful*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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